Collaborative Advocacy by Arthur Drache, C.M. Q.C. The vast majority of charities in Canada do not carry on advocacy or political activities. But that having been said, there is little doubt that there are some which would get involved if they had the resources to spare. Of course, the first thing that any charity would […]

Drache Aptowitzer LLP’s Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act Webinar Series Session 1: How to Continue under the new Act (by Alexandra Tzannidakis) Download a pdf of the slides View a recording of the webinar Alexandra Tzannidakis LL.B. – atzannidakis@drache.ca

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Paying Attention to Bylaw Details By: Adam Aptowitzer In our experience, organizations (usually small but sometimes large as well) generally ignore their bylaws or otherwise harbor delusions about what is actually written there. This is particularly true regarding the definition of membership. For example, membership generally requires an application […]

Drache Aptowitzer LLP’s Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act Webinar Series Session 2: How to Comply After You have Continued Under the New Act Download a pdf of the slides View a recording of the webinar

Some Good News for Registered Charities as Canada’s Anti-Spam Law is finalized By C. Yvonne Chenier, Q.C The Minister of Industry has recently announced (http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=2&nid=798829&crtr.tp1D=1) that most parts of Canada’s anti-spam law will come into force on July 1, 2014. This legislation intends to stop unsolicited commercial electronic messages and unwanted spyware and malware from […]

Case Law is Clear: Receipting Requirements are Mandatory By Joel Secter We have written about the importance of proper donation receipting before.[1] However, a recent Tax Court of Canada case highlights the need for registered charities to issue official donation receipts that meet all of the mandatory receipting requirements. In Emily Sowah and Her Majesty […]

Charitable Receipts for “Barter Units” By Alexandra Tzannidakis A quick Google search will reveal the popularity of so-called ‘barter clubs’, where members exchange goods or services as opposed to paying for them with legal tender. Such arrangements are especially popular in times of economic recession, as one might well imagine. Both charities and prospective donors […]

Reading the Tea Leaves By Adam Aptowitzer Despite the fact that predicting the future is usually a job for soothsayers and readers of tea leaves, we nevertheless take the opportunity of the new year to try and understand the conditions which charities will face in the upcoming year. Of course, it is possible that our […]